The Vermont Statutes Online

(a) Except in
the case of willful misconduct or gross negligence, the state, any of its
agencies, state employees as defined in 3 V.S.A. § 1101, political
subdivisions, local emergency planning committees, or individual, partnership,
association, or corporation involved in emergency management activities shall
not be liable for the death of or any injury to persons or loss or damage to
property resulting from an emergency management service or response activity,
including the development of local emergency plans and the response to those
plans. Nothing in this section shall exclude the state, its agencies, political
subdivisions, or employees from the protections and rights provided in chapter
189 of Title 12.

(b) Any individual,
partnership, association, corporation or facility that provides personnel,
training or equipment through an agreement with the local emergency planning
committee, the state emergency response commission or local emergency response
officials is immune from civil liability to the same extent provided in
subsection (a) of this section for any act performed within the scope of the
agreement. (Amended 1989, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 17; 2005, No. 209 (Adj.
Sess.), § 16.)